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subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act, there is, or was, some reason within the scope of the Act why the claim was not, or is not, effectual. This will, of course, depend on the facts and the particular law in force applicable to the case when the claimant retired from Her Majesty's service. H. J. H. Eliott, Under-Secretary.

AUCKLAND. Interim Report. Crown Lands Department, 14th August, 1890. The total number of claims received to date is 555. I have personally gone through the whole, resulting in the following:— 1. Of those that will be rejected without the necessity of further inquiry ... 115 2. The number awaiting information from Horse Guards or Admiralty, necessitated through the absence or loss of discharges ... ... 127 3. Volunteer claims referred to brigade office for verification of dates ... 102 4. Number of claims consideration of which is deferred pending supply of proper information ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 5. Number substantiated, and forwarded herewith ... ... ... 57 Total ... ... ... ... ... 555 Very great difficulty has been experienced in coming to decisions, owing to the absence in so many instances of records. In the case of Defence Forces no complete rolls are in existence, and had it not been for the valuable assistance of Mr. Charles J. Wilson, formerly an officer in the corps, the result would have been very incomplete and most unsatisfactory. The same is to be said of the Forest Rangers ; but here, fortunately. Mr. W. McGregor Hay, the only surviving officer of that branch of the service, came with his valuable aid, and enabled me, with the assistance of such records as were to be found in the Defence Office, to satisfactorily settle these. As may be seen, a very large amount of investigation has jet to be done, and it is to be regretted that the numerous calls on my time in my multifarious duties prevent me from devoting so much as I would wish to do. To do the work rapidly and effectively the consideration should be consecutive and uninterrupted, but in my case it is impossible unless equally, in fact much more important work in connection with the settlement of the colony is neglected. In conclusion, though the books here have been examined to see that the list of claimants now sent forward have not received land, it is possible that land has been acquired in some other part of the colony, so I would ask to have them verified by the records in the head office. Thomas Humphries, The Under-Secretary, Crown Lands, Wellington. Commissioner, Crown Lands.

Claims recommended. Entitled to Entitled to Name, Regimont or Corps, and Rank. Land Name, Regiment or Corps, and Rank. orlfaiid £ Acres. £ Acres. Arthurs, J., Colonial Defence Force, private .. 50 Moran, Michael, 18th Royal Irish, private .. .. 60 Bell, Riohard, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 Nixon, M. G. (deceased), Colonial Defence .. 400 Beloe, W. L., Colonial Defence Force, private 25 50 Force, colonel Brodie, F., Tlst Highlanders, lieutenant .. .. 400 Pollack, Thomas, Forest Bangers, private .. 25 00 Brown,!'. A., Colonial Defence Force,private .. 50 Potter, William, SStli Regiment, private .. 20 Carrau, Henry, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 Rosborough, Thomas, Colonial Defence .. 50 Carter, W. H., Forest Rangers, privato .. 25 50 Force, private Cliannan,H., Colonial Defence Force, private .. 50 Russell, A. H., Colonial Defence Force, pri- .. 50 Cole, George C, Forest Rangers, sergeant and 40 80 vate guide Schumacker, A., Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 Croucher, C, Colonial Defence Force,private .. 50 Scurrali, H., Colonial Defence Force, private .. 50 Daveney, B. 1., oth Inniskilling Dragoons, .. 400 Sherret, A. S., Forest Rangers, sergeant .. 40 80 lieutenant Sisam, Alfred John, Colonial Defence Force, .. 50Dawson, Thomas, 07th Regiment, captain .. .. 400 private Dearness, W.,Colonial Defence Force, private .. 50 Skinner, Richard, 58th Regiment, private .. 20 Dunn, A. J. N., Colonial Defenco Force, .. 60 Slattery, Matthew, 58th Regiment, captain 20 corporal and quartermaster Finlay, James, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 Smith, T. J. L., Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 Fussell, James C, Colonial Defence Force, .. 50 Steensen, William, Forest Rangers, private 25 50 private Stoney, Henry B, 40th Regiment; major .. .. 400 Gallagher, E., Colonial Defenco Force, pri- .. 50 Strong, Joseph, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 vale Sturges, William N., Colonial Defence Force, .. 50 Haggan, James, 65th Regimont, privato .... 60 private Hart, John Sanders, 34th Regiment, ar- .. 80 Swindley, Frederick, 12th Lancors and Bth .. 400 mourer-sergeant Uussars, lieutenant Hay, W. McG., Forest Rangers, privato .. 100 200 Tebbutt, A., Colonial Defence Force, private .. 50 Hendry, Harry, Forest Rangers, privato .. 25 50 Thurston, James (by widow), 40th Regiment, .. 60 Holden, Thomas, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 privato Long, Henry, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 Treanor, Henry, Colonial Defence Force, .. 60 Mair, William G., Colonial Defence Force, .. 200 corporal sub-inspector and lieutenant Tylden, C. R., 70th Regiment, lieutenant .. .. 400 Malloy, Patrick, 58th Regimont, private .. 30 60 Walker, Thomas Henry, Colonial Defence .. 50 McLarnon, W. G., Colonial Defence Force, .. 50 Force, privato private Walmsley, James (deceased), Colonial De- .. 100 Meurant, H., Colonial Defenco Force, private .. 50 fence Force, major Moir, William 1., Colonial Defence Force, .. 50 Watters, James, Forest Rangers, private .. 25 50 private Wells, William, Forest Rangers, privato .. 25 50 Moore, Albert S., Colonial Defence Forco, .. 50 Wilson, Charles 1., Colonial Defence Forco, .. 200 private lieutenant and sub-inspector